NCFPD

On my way to the NCFPD Conference

Here are a few intriguing stories I found for today!

“Quick Pitch: Sococo makes Team Space, a new mode of online communication that uses smart spaces to make online communication natural and intuitive.”

Apple dominates IT technology news. It’s obvious to anyone who follows the industry, but now a new study, conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, shows just how much IT journalists love Apple. Based on content from 52 newspapers, broadcast outlets and websites, published between June 2009 and June 2010, the study found that 15.1% of tech stories were primarily about Apple. Meanwhile, 11.4% were about Google, and only 3% were about Microsoft.”

“Welcome to this morning’s edition of “First To Know,” a series in which we keep you in the know on what’s happening in the digital world. We’re keeping our eyes on three particular stories of interest today.”

“We are only a few hours away from kicking off the second TechCrunch Disrupt conference here in San Francisco and we are thrilled to announce the 25 startups that were chosen out of nearly 1,000 applicants to pitch ideas and applications over the next few days. We will also hear pitches from the two StartupAlley companies that receive the most votes over the next two days.”

“After imposing a week-long blackout in the use of Facebook, Twitter, instant messaging and other media, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology in central Pennsylvania found that the pervasive technology had hidden pitfalls.”